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Can a freelance English editor "turn a mediocre paper into a publishable one"?
虞左俊 2010-12-7 14:36
The answer is absolutely. This is because there are so many mediocre journals in each field. Why should you take what I say seriously? Because I am a freelance English editor, who has been helping authors to publish their manuscripts for more than th ...
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Scientific writing for better communication (2): details
虞左俊 2010-11-22 10:51
Depth of details is 1. Limited by the length of the article. e.g., GRL (a letter journal) versus JGR (a regular journal) 2. Indicated by the lengths of paragraphs and sections &n ...
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Scientific writing for better communication (1): transitions
虞左俊 2010-11-22 10:29
“Science is built up with facts, as a house is with stones. But a collection of facts is no more science than a heap of stones is a house.” ---J. H. Poincare A graduate student at U. Hawaii asked for help with her first research paper. I recommended my eight Blog articles on “ ...
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Show (and Tell)
虞左俊 2010-10-17 03:54
Maybe I am too picky, but I don't think one should use the word show more than 60 times in a paper of 6,000 words. So, I offered a list of words that may replace some of the show's. Demonstrate Illustrate Explain ...
个人分类: Scientific Writing|3426 次阅读|2 个评论

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